Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-04
Seed FOR TEXAS.
Lanham's Bill ApproDriating $4,000
for Seed for Texas Drouth Suf-
ferers Passes the Senate.
The Randall Democrats Ask for the
Support OF the Morrison Men for
a Tariff Revenue BIZ.
The Action of tho House on The Act
Relating 10 the Purchase OF Arms
for tho Use of Stats.
TEXAS GETS HER SEED.

Special TO the gazette.
WAsHINGToE, Feb. After a hard
struggle with several bloody-shirt north
ern Senators who religiously oppose
every measure which in any way will
benefit the south, Senator Coke to-day
succeeded IN passing Mr.. Lanham's bill
approprlating $4,000 for the purchase of
seeds for the drouthstricken sections of
Texas.
Senator Hoar asked if the Senator from
Texas would point to a clause in the con-
stitutiOn on which he based his claim
Not at this time, responded Senator
Coke.
A debate followed as to the necessity
for such contribution to SO rich a state
as Texas. Mr.. Hawley said that fer the
credit OF Texas he would vote against the
bill. For this great state, this mighty
empire to pass around the hat was dis
graceful. Ii my little state of Connect
cut came here begging for $4,000 for
garden Feed and got it he would resign.
Mr.. Coke said his state did not ask
charity. Texas should and would take
care OF her people, but the distress in
these counties was great and the request
was simply that the agricultural depart
ment GistrIbu seed specially to those
regions that needed it most.
The bill was then passed by vote of
80 TO l6. So Texas will receive Just
donation in 8 Just cause, and mUre's the
pity that a small-hearted and narrow
minded so-called statesman from the
northern states should have the bad
taste to object to such small appropria-
ton, which should, considering the OBJ
ject, be five times as large.
TARIFF LEGISLATION.
Special to the gazette
WASHINGTON, Feb. Am inquiry from
the friends of Mr.. Randall as to whether
they could count on support of the tariff
revenue bill by the Morrison Democrats
was discussed ut some length al con-
ference of the last named faction held last
night. 1t was finally decided that an
answer should be made to the effect that
the tariff reform Democrats were so
anxious to redeem their pledges TO the
people made st the Chicago convention
that they would support any measure
looking to reform of the tariff laws which
seemed reasonable in its terms. 1t was
not deemed advisable to make the reply
more 81 celtic at this time.
HON II AFFECTS TEXAS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. THE House last
night passed bill to repeal certain proVi-
sions of the act of March 5, 1875, relating
to the purchase of arms for the use of
states. Under the act of 1908 certain
amounts were distributed among the sew
eral states for militia and arms. During
the rebellion certain states did not draw
them. Under the act of 1873 they were
permitted to be credited with the amounts
and dsaw them. That act was in force
but two years. when in the appropriation
bill of 1875 it was ordered covered into
the treasury. This act repeats thet para
graph of the act of 1875 and allows them
to have credit as the other states did.
TIE following states drew all their cred
its before the passage of the repeating
provision of 1875: Arkansas, $780,,
sos; Georgia, So, l25, 267; Louisiana, 81
229, 93S; Mississippi, S., iii 65S; Tennes
see, 81, l09 4S9; Texas, 81 40, $50; Nir-
gluis, S2,S4O,479. While thee st ties were
prevented from drawing against these
amounts it is found that these amounts
were not turned into the surplus fund by
the treasury department and consequent
lY the SlllpLt IGDtoI VI Id Will DS SUI
fcient to restore 10 these states the
credits lost by said acts.
WHAT THE CRITIC SAYS.
Special to the Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Evening
Critic in an editorial tonight on Judge
Reagsn's election saws: Judge Reagan,
who was elected United States Senator
from Texas yesterday, is sixty-nine years
of age. He served four years in Congress
before the war, was Postmaster General
of the Southern Confederacy, snd is now
serving his sixth term in the House since
the war. He is man Of indefstigable
industry, sn assiduous representative of
the interests of his constituents, and will
make creditable record in the Senate.
His election may be accepted as an IN
qualified Endorsement of nj long conten-
ton for interstate commerce legisla-
ton.